Un accidente pirotécnico provoca tres heridos graves en Elche

Elche (Alicante), August 14 (EFE) - The explosion ten minutes before the Palm Tree of the Virgin of Elche was unveiled in the bell tower of the Basilica of Santa María, where the palm tree is launched every year at midnight, as the culmination of the Nit de l'Albà, has caused three serious injuries and 20 minor injuries. The seriously injured are three of the four pyrotechnicians, two of whom have been taken to the Elche General Hospital with second- and third-degree burns. According to DYA coordinator Antonio Tarí, they were conscious and climbed down from the bell tower on their own two feet. www.efe.com